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{{Infobox organization
|name = Deshpande Foundation
|image =
|size = 162px
|formation = 1996
|type = Non-governmental organization
|status =
|purpose = Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for change.
|headquarters = 92 Montvale Ave, Suite 2500 [[Stoneham, Massachusetts|Stoneham]], MA 02180
|coords =
|region_served = [[United States]], [[India]].
|leader_title = President of Foundation
|leader_name = [[Gururaj Deshpande|Gururaj (Desh)]] and Jaishree Deshpande.
|parent_organization =
|website = [http://www.deshpandefoundation.org Deshpande Foundation]
}}
'''Deshpande Foundation''' is a [[non-governmental organization]] founded in 1996 in the US by Dr. [[Gururaj Deshpande|Gururaj (Desh)]] and Jaishree Deshpande to accelerate the creation of sustainable and scalable enterprises that have significant social and economic impact. Foundation has embarked on large-scale projects in the United States and India such as :

* [https://eforall.org/ Entrepreneurship for All].
* The [[Hubli Sandbox]] in [[Hubli]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].
* The Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship in [[Hubli]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Deshpande Centre for Social Entrepreneurship located on the campus of BVB College of Engineering College and Technology">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/09/stories/2010110955520200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113044502/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/09/stories/2010110955520200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2010|title=Deshpande Centre for Social Entrepreneurship located on the campus of BVB College of Engineering College and Technology|date=Nov 9, 2010|accessdate=24 May 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hubli}}</ref>
* The MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.<ref name="Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation">{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/about.html|title=Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation|publisher=MIT|accessdate=24 May 2011|location=Boston}}</ref>
* The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), in both the US and across India.<ref name="Canada's The Indus Entrepreneurs turning Indian immigrants into millionaires">{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/news/29555954_1_successful-entrepreneurs-indian-immigrants-mentorship-programme|title=Canada's The Indus Entrepreneurs turning Indian immigrants into millionaires|date=May 18, 2011|publisher=The Economic Times|accessdate=24 May 2011|location=TORONTO}}</ref>
* The Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE).<ref name="U.C. Berkeley-Stanford Team Wins Social Venture Contest">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=3230&sid=1|title=U.C. Berkeley-Stanford Team Wins Social Venture Contest|date=May 3, 2011|publisher=India west |accessdate=24 May 2011|location=Berkeley}}</ref>

The foundation runs numerous programs in its Indian wing. Few of them are listed below.

* LEAD - LEADer's Accelerating Development Program. - Offers students an opportunity to make a change in their world. Program works with students who have big ideas for a better India, and wants them to see that vision transform into reality.
* Deshpande Fellowship Program.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dcselead.blogspot.in/2009/08/about-us.html | title=Abouts DCSE Lead}}</ref>
* Deshpande Education trust - nurtures innovative ideas and inspires entrepreneurial acumen in youth.<ref name="DET">{{cite web|url=http://www.detmse.com/det.html|title=Deshpande Educational Trust|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128012005/http://www.detmse.com/det.html|archive-date=2013-01-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Master of Social Entrepreneurship - a two-year residential program affiliated with Karnatak University Dharwad.<ref name="DET MSE">{{cite web|url=http://www.detmse.com/about.html|title=DET MSE|access-date=2012-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128053709/http://www.detmse.com/about.html|archive-date=2013-01-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* Official site: {{URL|http://deshpandefoundationindia.org/}}.

[[Category:Charities based in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:India-focused charities]]
[[Category:Stoneham, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1996]]

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